Rahul, Channi, Baghel on the way to Lucknow

October 06, 2021 13:02

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was briefly stopped from boarding a flight to Lucknow.

Gandhi accompanied by Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and KC Venugopal and few other Congress leaders want to visit Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of farmers who died in Sunday's violence.

Sachin Pilot will be travelling to Lucknow by road.

The UP government has refused permission to Gandhi and the other leaders to step out of Lucknow.

Gandhi had addressed a press conference in Delhi, condemning what he called "a systematic attack on farmers" and pointing out "there used to be democracy in India..."

"There used to be democracy (now) there is dictatorship in India. Politicians cannot go to Uttar Pradesh. We are being told since yesterday that we cannot go to Uttar Pradesh," he had said.

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